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{{Infobox military installation<br />
|name = Gandaulim Fort<br />
|partof = [[Goa]]<br />
|location = [[Ilhas de Goa]], [[India]]<br />
|image = [[File:Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate.jpg|200px]]<br />
|caption = Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate in the 1990s<br />
|map_type = India Goa#India<br />
|map_size = 200<br />
|map_caption = Coordinates of the ruins<br />
|type = [[Fort]] <br />
|coordinates = {{coord|15.513819|73.943577|type:landmark|display=inline}}<br />
|code = <br />
|built = 1537<br />
|builder = <br />
|materials = [[Laterite]] stones and mud<br />
|height = 20 m<br />
|used = <br />
|demolished = Yes<br />
|condition = Abandoned [[Ruins]]<br />
|ownership = [[Government of Goa]]<br />
|open_to_public = Yes<br />
|controlledby = <small>{{flagcountry|India}}</small><br />
|garrison = n/a<br />
|current_commander = n/a<br />
|occupants = none<br />
|battles = unknown<br />
|events = Demolished in the 2000s<br />
|image2 = [[File:Croatian India - Location of São Braz in Goa.jpg|200px]]<br />
|caption2 = Location of São Braz in [[Ilhas de Goa]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Gandaulim Fort''', also called the '''Gaudelupchar Fort''' was a military installation built on the eastern tip of the [[Ilhas de Goa]]. It is believed to date from the 16th-century. The fortress was allegedly built to defend the settlement of São Braz ({{lit|St. Blaise}}). It also housed a chapel dedicated to [[St. Blaise]], which later was elevated into a church in 1563.<br />
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== Demolition ==<br />
By the advent of the 21st century, the only remaining evidence of the fort consisted of its entrance gate and a few rundown walls. The gate was demolished by the [[Government of Goa|government authorities]], as part of a [[road expansion]] project, to widen the approach road to the Gandaulim-Cumbarjua ferry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIGO%2F2018%2F07%2F14&entity=Ar00305&sk=9E1B5471&mode=text#|title=Why this Goan village will root for Croatia|publisher=The times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery class="center"><br />
File:Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate after Demolition.jpg|Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate after Demolition<br />
File:Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate post Demolition.jpg|Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate post Demolition<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Croatia–India relations]]<br />
* [[Gandaulim]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Forts and fortresses of the Portuguese empire|state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:History of Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Colonial Goa]]<br />
[[Category:1537 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Ragusan trade with India]]</div>Bot